09 July, 2015

MAISON MARGIELA HAUTE COUTURE FALL 15 - ANDROGYNY IN FASHION

Hi everyone,

Who's seen Maison Margiela's Haute Couture Fall 15 collection? Isn't it
just startling? To be honest I've never really been a big fan of John Galliano
ever since he moved to MM from Dior, but I must admit that I was positively
surprised by the pieces here. Let's not forget the level of androgyny, as a few
of the models were actually males including John Whiles. It takes a creative
person to create such a collection which one may or may not agree is not
entirely haute couture, however, Galliano pulls it off perfectly and once again
surprises the fashion world. Whether you like him, his collections or you
dislike either one of them there's no doubt that you'll end up talking about
them either way. We're talking about beautiful abstract draping, chunky and overly
decorated coats, contrasts both with colours as well as materials. Taking a
look at the more beauty aspect of this collection - the make-up is not one you
can't notice. Whether it's the thick blue eyeliner/half a face mask or it's
just a very neutral look with an emphasis on the eyebrows, the statement being
made definitely came through. My main reason for picking exactly this
collection out of all the others including, Elie Saab, Fendi etc. is the fact
that Galliano proves that androgyny is still alive in fashion! Now isn't that a
good thing? If you take a look at the beginning of fashion, there was never
such thing called women's wear or men's wear. It's just a notion, which
eventually evolved. So thank goodness for designers such as John Galliano who
still embrace the idea of androgyny!

I am a huge fan of this type of extreme and creative pattern cutting and draping. I love Galliano for his expression on the catwalk. I agree that it hasn't quite been the same as Dior days but I still love it!